11 billionaires who dropped out of college before making their fortunes

• You don't need an Ivy League degree to become a billionaire.
• Some of the wealthiest people in the world dropped out of college to focus on their companies, while others made their fortunes long after leaving school.
  
• Oracle founder Larry Ellison dropped out of college twice.
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You don't need an Ivy League degree to become a billionaire. Some billionaires don't have degrees at all, though not always for lack of trying.

Some dropped out to focus on their companies, like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, while others made their fortunes long after leaving school, like Uber cofounder Travis Kalanick. These billionaires dropped out of a wide variety of schools, from Harvard to UCLA to The City College of New York.

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Keep reading to meet 11 billionaires who also happen to be college dropouts.